EP1004156B1 - Elektrisches gerät - Google Patents
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- EP1004156B1 EP1004156B1 EP98945007A EP98945007A EP1004156B1 EP 1004156 B1 EP1004156 B1 EP 1004156B1 EP 98945007 A EP98945007 A EP 98945007A EP 98945007 A EP98945007 A EP 98945007A EP 1004156 B1 EP1004156 B1 EP 1004156B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2207/00—Connections
- H01H2207/022—Plug
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2209/00—Layers
- H01H2209/024—Properties of the substrate
- H01H2209/038—Properties of the substrate transparent
- H01H2209/04—Glass
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2209/00—Layers
- H01H2209/068—Properties of the membrane
- H01H2209/082—Properties of the membrane transparent
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2231/00—Applications
- H01H2231/026—Car
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2231/00—Applications
- H01H2231/036—Radio; TV
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- the invention relates to an electrical device according to the Genus of the main claim.
- the electrical device according to the invention with the features of The main claim has the advantage that the disc for attaching the display device at the same time Contact areas is provided via the controls are contactable. This way the functionality the disc increased so that a circuit board for the Contacting of contact areas via the controls in the device cap is not required. This way space, material and costs are saved.
- the contact strip with Connection contacts for the display device too Has connection contacts for the contact surfaces. To this Way, the contacts for the display device and for the contact surfaces in a single operation getting produced. In addition, the contacts for the display device and the contacts for the With a single contact foil corresponding mating contacts on a motherboard be contacted so that further contact foils and thus Material, space and costs can be saved.
- buttons are trained that between the keys and Contact areas a switch mat is provided that the Safety mat has contacts assigned to the buttons are and that when you press one of the buttons of your assigned contact contacted two contact surfaces.
- the safety mat at least is partially formed of translucent material. On this way you can use the safety mat Illuminate controls.
- Another advantage is that the Display device and the controls by a common light source can be illuminated. Most of all, this will be thereby allowing both the display device and also the contact surfaces for the controls on one common disc are arranged so that a Light source that illuminates both the disc Display device, as well as that in front of the contact areas located controls can illuminate. In this way can light sources when illuminating the Display device and the controls are saved.
- Another advantage is that the disc over a reflector can be illuminated by the light source. On in this way the illumination of the pane is improved and can pass through regardless of the location of the light source suitable position and shape of the reflector can be achieved.
- connection contacts the contact strip with a corresponding contact foil Mating contacts of a motherboard electrically conductive are connected. This way the connection between the contact strip and the motherboard clearer and easier, since the contact foil, for example, over a suitable plug contact arrangement with the mating contacts of Motherboard can be connected so that the individual Connection contacts do not have to be connected individually.
- the controls at least are partially made of translucent material. On this way they can go through a behind the pane arranged light source are illuminated so that the Operation for the user in the dark is made easier.
- FIG. 1 shows a translucent pane with display device and contact areas and one Contact film
- Figure 2 with a translucent disc Display device and safety mats
- Figure 3 a Rear view of a switch mat
- Figure 4 with a disc Display device and controls
- Figure 5 a Section through an electrical device according to the invention.
- 20 denotes a translucent pane, for example a glass or plexiglass pane.
- the disc is arranged in an electrical device 1, which according to a sectional view in Figure 5 in a side view is shown, the section along a Section line A-A according to Figure 1 approximately perpendicular to the center the longitudinal edges of the rectangular disk 20 runs.
- the electrical device 1 is in this Embodiment designed as a car radio.
- FIG. 5 is on the side of the pane facing away from the inside of the device 20 a for example as a liquid crystal display trained display device 5 arranged.
- the information "Europe 1" is on the display device 5 shown, for example the name a radio station just received can act.
- first area 90 and a second area 95 are provided, where the first area 90 is on the left and the second area 95 to the right of the display device 5 on the glass pane 20 is located.
- the Disc 20 are on the display device 5 facing Side of the disk 20 each eight metallic Contact surface pairs 35, 40 arranged, for example can be applied to the disc 20 by vapor deposition can.
- the first contact surface is 35 and the second Contact surface 40 of each contact surface pair 35, 40 adjacent and relatively close to each other on the corresponding area 90, 95 of the disc 20 is arranged.
- the second area 95 and the display device 5 has the disc 20 Contact strip 25 with contacts 30 for Display device 5 and contacts 45, 50 for the Contact surfaces 35, 40.
- the connection contacts 30, 45, 50 also metallic and for example by vapor deposition on the contact strip 25 Washer 20 applied.
- the contacts 30 for the Display device 5 are below the display device 5 arranged on the contact bar 25. Because of However, clarity is only one of them Connection contacts 30 for the display device 5 in the Figures 1, 2 and 4 marked.
- connection contacts 45, 50 for the contact surfaces 35, 40 the contact strip 25 of the disc 20 is arranged. It is for each first contact surface 35 of the contact surface pairs 35, 40 a separate connection contact 45 is provided, each electrically conductive, for example by one on the Washer 20 vapor-deposited conductor track with the associated first contact surface 35 is connected.
- the second Contact surfaces 40 of the contact surface pairs 35, 40 is for each area 90, 95 a single contact 50 provided the electrically conductive, for example by on the disk 20 evaporated conductor tracks, with the second Contact surfaces 40 of the respective area 90, 95 connected is.
- the second contact surfaces 40 of each area 90, 95 are therefore not galvanically separated from one another have the same potential.
- connection contact strip 25 with the connection contacts 30, 45, 50 is in a plug contact arrangement 100 of a contact foil 80 inserted, the contact foil 80 Connection lines 105 includes, of which for reasons of Clarity only one is marked in Figure 1, the connecting lines 105 the connection contacts 30, 45, 50 with corresponding counter contacts on one Connect main board 85 in car radio 1 in an electrically conductive manner.
- the contact film 80 is for contacting the Mating contacts in the main board 85 in a Plug contact arrangement 110 of the main board 85 inserted.
- the same reference symbols denote the same Elements.
- the disk 20 On the side facing the display device 5 the disk 20 is a first on the first area 90 Safety mat 55 and on the second area 95 a second Switch mat 60 arranged, the contact surface pairs 35, Cover 40 on the two areas 90, 95.
- the switching mats 55, 60 At the point of the contact surface pairs 35, 40 have the switching mats 55, 60 so-called switching domes 115, which point towards the user are arched away from the disc 20.
- the safety mats 55, 60 are made of elastic material, for example Rubber, manufactured.
- the switching domes 115 can thus Washer 20 are pressed in so that they give them touch respectively assigned contact surface pairs 35, 40.
- FIG. 3 shows a rear view of the first switching mat 55, which, however, also shows the rear view of the second safety mat 60 corresponds to and the side of the disc 20 facing the corresponding switch mat 55, 60 represents.
- Show the switching domes 115 on their side facing the disc 20 each have a metallic contact 65, the Dimensions are chosen so that when pressing the respective switching dome 115 towards the disc 20 the two contact surfaces 35, 40 of the respective Wegdom 115 associated contact surface pair 35, 40 over the contact 65 electrically connected to each other become. In this way, an operating function of the Car radios 1 or a function value, for example the Volume can be adjusted.
- the switching mats 55, 60 are at least in the area of Wegdome 115 formed of translucent material.
- safety mats 55, 60 can also be made completely translucent material be formed.
- buttons 10 are 90 in the first area and in the second Area 95 of the disc 20 on that facing away from the disc 20 Side of the switching mats 55, 60 designed as keys Control elements 10 on a device front of the car radio 1 arranged.
- Each button 10 is a switching dome 115 assigned so that the keys 10 each directly above of their associated switching dome 115 are arranged.
- By Pressing the buttons 10 is the underlying dome 115 pressed so that a Contacting the two contact surfaces 35, 40 of the assigned contact surface pair 35, 40 over the corresponding contact 65 takes place and the corresponding selected operating function or the selected one Function value is set.
- the buttons 10 also be made of translucent material.
- the corresponding key 10 is used again by the user released, moves due to the elasticity and the Form of the corresponding switching dome 115 of this switching dome again from the disk 20 towards the user, so that the contacting of the two associated contact surfaces 35, 40 is ended again via the contact 65.
- the invention is not restricted to a car radio 1, but generally applicable to any electrical device 1, the one display device 5 and control elements 10 having.
- this can also be a playback device for a compact disc, a cassette player, one Washing machine, a telephone terminal, a mobile phone, etc. his.
- the controls 10 can also be used as push buttons, switches or the like be formed for the formation of Controls 10, it is only necessary that by their Actuation of the corresponding switching domes 115 to disk 20 towards contacting the two associated Contact surfaces 35, 40 via the corresponding contact 65 can be pushed in.
- the entire pane 20 is not illuminated absolutely necessary. It is enough if the Places the disc 20 are illuminated at which the Display device 5 and the controls 10 are located.
- All controls 10 can be partially or completely be made of translucent material. But it can also at least one control element 10 made of opaque Material be formed. The same applies to the switching domes 115 of the safety mats 55, 60 and for the safety mats 55, 60 self.
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Claims (7)
- Elektrisches Gerät (1), insbesondere Autoradio, mit einer Anzeigevorrichtung (5) und Bedienelementen (10), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine lichtdurchlässige Scheibe (20) vorgesehen ist, vor der die Anzeigevorrichtung (5) angeordnet ist, daß die Scheibe (20) eine Kontaktleiste (25) mit Anschlußkontakten (30) für die Anzeigevorrichtung (5) aufweist, daß auf der Scheibe (20) Kontaktflächen (35, 40) angeordnet sind, die über die Bedienelemente (10) kontaktierbar sind und daß die Kontaktleiste (25) Anschlußkontakte (45, 50) für die Kontaktflächen (35, 40) aufweist.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bedienelemente (10) als Tasten ausgebildet sind, daß zwischen den Tasten (10) und den Kontaktflächen (35, 40) eine Schaltmatte (55, 60) vorgesehen ist, daß die Schaltmatte (55, 60) Kontakte (65) aufweist, die den Tasten (10) zugeordnet sind, und daß bei Betätigung einer der Tasten (10) der ihr zugeordnete Kontakt (65) zwei Kontaktflächen (35, 40) kontaktiert.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schaltmatte (55, 60) zumindest teilweise aus lichtdurchlässigem Material gebildet ist.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anzeigevorrichtung (5) und die Bedienelemente (10) durch eine gemeinsame Lichtquelle (70) beleuchtbar sind.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Scheibe (20) über einen Reflektor (75) von der Lichtquelle (70) ausleuchtbar ist.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anschlußkontakte (30, 45, 50) der Kontaktleiste (25) über eine Kontaktfolie (80) mit entsprechenden Gegenkontakten einer Hauptplatine (85) elektrisch leitend verbunden sind.
- Elektrisches Gerät (1) nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bedienelemente (10) zumindest teilweise aus lichtdurchlässigem Material gebildet sind.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DE19734859 | 1997-08-12 | ||
DE19734859A DE19734859C2 (de) | 1997-08-12 | 1997-08-12 | Anzeige- und Bedienvorrichtung eines elektrischen Gerätes |
PCT/DE1998/002005 WO1999008344A2 (de) | 1997-08-12 | 1998-07-17 | Elektrisches gerät |
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EP1004156A2 EP1004156A2 (de) | 2000-05-31 |
EP1004156B1 true EP1004156B1 (de) | 2002-04-03 |
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EP98945007A Expired - Lifetime EP1004156B1 (de) | 1997-08-12 | 1998-07-17 | Elektrisches gerät |
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US (1) | US6353194B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1004156B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001512860A (de) |
DE (2) | DE19734859C2 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1999008344A2 (de) |
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US8619040B2 (en) * | 2007-07-05 | 2013-12-31 | Sony Corporation | Electronic apparatus |
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- 1998-07-17 EP EP98945007A patent/EP1004156B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-07-17 WO PCT/DE1998/002005 patent/WO1999008344A2/de active IP Right Grant
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DE19734859A1 (de) | 1999-02-25 |
JP2001512860A (ja) | 2001-08-28 |
US6353194B1 (en) | 2002-03-05 |
WO1999008344A2 (de) | 1999-02-18 |
DE59803642D1 (de) | 2002-05-08 |
EP1004156A2 (de) | 2000-05-31 |
WO1999008344A3 (de) | 1999-04-15 |
DE19734859C2 (de) | 2001-02-22 |
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